Species I saw today at the Cunningham Woods BioBlitz

Flora Canopy Level:

• Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
• Grand fir (Abies grandis)
• Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
• Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
• Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)
• Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii)
• Black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera spp. trichocarpa)
• Garry Oak (Quercus garryana)
• Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
• Hawthorns (Genus Crataegus)
• Red alder (Alnus rubra)

Flora Understorey:

• Indian plum (flowering) (Oemleria cerasiformis)
• Snowberry (leave buds open) (Symphoricarpos albus)
• Ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor)
• Red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)
• Tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
• Orange honeysuckle vine (Lonicera ciliosa)
• Roses (Genus Rosa) - lots of fine thorns
• Roses (Genus Rosa) - few thorns at nodes
• Rhododendrons and azaleas (Genus Rhododendron)
• Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
• Elder (Genus Sambucus)
• Willows (Genus Salix)

Flora Ground-level:

• Pacific Sanicle / Snakeroot (Sanicula crassicaulis)
• Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)
• Trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
• Dull Oregon grape (Mahonia nervosa)
• Bracken fern (dried stems) (Pteridium aquilinum)
• Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
• Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
• Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
• Dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
• Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)

Flora Invasives:

• English Ivy (understorey, ground-cover) (Hedera helix)
• English Holly (understorey) (Ilex aquifolium)
• Himalayan blackberry (understorey, ground-cover) (Rubus discolor)
• Cutleaf blackberry (Rubus laciniatus)
• Daphne spurge laurel (understorey) (Daphne laureola)
• Cleavers / Bedstras (ground-cover) (Galium aparine)
• Dandelion (ground-cover) (Taraxacum officianale)
• Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
• Thistle (ground-cover)
• Grass (ground-cover)  (Family Poaceae)
• Bittercresses (Genus Cardamine)
• Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
• Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
• English daisy (Bellis perennis)
• Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
• Deadnettles (Genus Lamium)
• American trailplant (Adenocaulon bicolor)
• Oxeye Daisies (Genus Leucanthemum) 

Mushrooms:

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae)

Mosses & Lichens:

• Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts (Phylum Bryophyta)
• Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)

Insects:

• Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)
• Beetle - purple, metalic

Birds:

• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
• Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
• Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
• Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
• Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
• Juncos (Genus Junco)
• Steller's Jay(Cyanocitta stelleri)
• Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
• Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
• Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
• Robin (Turdus migratorius)
• Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
• Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

  Mammals:

• Columbia Black-tailed Deer (Odocioleus hemionus columbianus) - 4: doe + 3 fawns from last fall

For species photos, see iNaturalist's Cunningham Woods BioBlitz Project